Display Patriot - P-129827 - Christopher CARY

Christopher CARY

SAR Patriot #: P-129827

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
 

State of Service: NH      Qualifying Service: Soldier
DAR #: A020175

Birth: 26 Jan 1763 East Windham / Windham / CT
Death: 06 Feb 1837 Mill Creek Twp / Hamilton / OH

Qualifying Service Description:

Served in the company of Captain Charles Nelson, commanded by Colonel Waite, of the New Hampshire Militia


Additional References:
  1. OH DAR. The Official Roster of the Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in Ohio. Columbus, Ohio: F.J. Heer Printing Co, 1929
  2. The Official Roster of the Soldiers of the American Revolution Who Lived in the State of Ohio, Volume ll, Compiled by Mrs. Orville D. Dailey. Greenfield, Ohio: The Greenfield Printing & Publishing Co, 1938
  3. DAR Patriot Index. 3 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Gateway Press 2003
  4. Craig, Robert D. Revolutionary Soldiers in Hamilton County, Ohio. Salt Lake City, 1965
  5. Carey, Samuel F. Index to Ohio Pensioners of 1883. College Hill, Hamilton County, Ohio, 1887
  6. White, V.D, Genealogical Abstracts of Rev War Pension Files. Waynesboro, Tenn.: National Historical Publishing Company 1990
  7. Allan, Geraldine. Papers. Private collection
  8. Faulwetter, Irma. Papers. Cincinnati Historical Society Research Library
  9. Cincinnati Daily Gazette. (Obituaries).Cincinnati, Ohio, 1827-1850
  10. Graves report submitted by Michael B. Gunn, 185230, Cincinnati Chapter, OHSSAR - July 2021

Spouse: (1) Elsie Terril; (2) Leah Brokaw; (3) Margaret McCarthy
Children: Lucy; Robert; Beneijah;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1987-05-20 SC Unassigned Thomas Arthur McCammon (123630) Lucy   
1994-03-14 SC 209298 Grant Arthur McCammon (142187) Lucy   
Burial:
Spring Grove Cemetery (C-0371145)
Location:
Cincinnati / Hamilton / OH / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
43543
Grave Plot #:
466, Section 53, B6
Grave GPS Coordinates:
39.172000 / -84.525990
Find A Grave Memorial #:
6296130
Marker Type:
SAR/DAR Memorial Markers
SAR Grave Dedication Date:
04 Jul 2021

Comments:
  • Photo used with permission of Michael B. Gunn, 185230, Cincinnati Chapter, OHSSAR
  • Memorial is Bronze Plaques attached to a large boulder, the plaques containing the names of 58 Revolutionary War Patriots above a SAR Logo and & DAR Logo, some previously dedicated with a formal ceremony as was the case here on July 4, 2021
  • Revolutionary War Patriot Memorial is located in the northwest section of the Woodlands area of the Cemetery
  • His name is on a monument, This memorial was modified in 2014 from 1776 DAR monument, adding Patriots at its location across the road where Sections 113, 115, and 116 join to the North end of the Woodland Preserve; then this Patriot dedicated on July 4, 2021


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:


Author: Michael J. Blum

Christopher Cary was born on 26 January 1763, in East Windsom, Connecticut, the son of Samuel Cary of Scotland. In June 1784 he Married Elsie Terrell of Lyme, New Hampshire, and moved to Cincinnati in 1802, where he married Leah Brokaw. He Married his 3rd wife Margaret McCarthy on 8 October 1825.

In 1778 he enlisted at 16 at Lime, New Hampshire, and served for a year under Colonel Wheelock, where he broke his thigh, and though disabled, he reenlisted in 1781. He served under Captain Charles Nelson in Lyme, New Hampshire, where he was taken prisoner and held in Montreal for ten months.

The Patriot died on 6 February 1837 in Clovernook, Hamilton County, Ohio. Reburied in Spring Grove Cemetery, lot 66, section 53, grave B6, on 27 April 1892.

On 15 May 1976, a bronze tablet was placed on a large granite boulder listing some of the Revolutionary War soldiers buried at the Cemetery. This memorial is across the road where sections 113, 115, and 116 join to the North end of the Woodland Preserve. [Lat. 39.1672739 Ln. -84.5349940.]

Sources:

  1. Spring Grove Cemetery Records. Microfiche. Now also available online, Springrove.org.
  2. Hamilton County Recorder’s Office. Veterans’ Graves Registration Cards. (Cards are located at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.)
  3. Hatcher, Patricia Law. Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots. 4 vols. Dallas, Tex.: Pioneer Heritage Press, 1987.

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